Glen Wood

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Glen Wood
Born(1925-07-18)July 18, 1925
Stuart, Virginia
DiedJanuary 18, 2019(2019-01-18) (aged 93)
Stuart, Virginia
AwardsNamed one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers
2000 inductee into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[1]
2002 Inductee in International Motorsports Hall of Fame
1954 & 1961 Bowman Gray Stadium Modified Champion
2012 Inductee in NASCAR Hall of Fame
NASCAR Cup Series career
62 races run over 11 years
Best finish57th (1959)
First race1953 Race 11 (Martinsville)
Last race1964 Race 50 ()
First win1960 Race 13 (Bowman Gray)
Last win1963 Race 33 (Bowman Gray)
Wins Top tens Poles
4 34 14

Glen Wood (July 18, 1925 – January 18, 2019) was a NASCAR driver from Stuart, Virginia.

Early life[]

He and brother Leonard Wood co-founded the legendary Wood Brothers Racing team in 1953, and won four races over an eleven-year racing career. In 1998, he was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers.[2] In 1996, Wood was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame; he was also inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2012.[3]

Wood died on January 18, 2019 after a battle with illnesses.[4]

Motorsports career results[]

NASCAR[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series[]

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 NGNC Pts Ref
1953 Wood Brothers 21 Lincoln PBS DAB NWS CLT RCH LAN CLB HCY MAR
30 		RSP
20 		FFS LAN TCS MCF PIF ATL DAV HBO AWS HCY DAR LAN BLF NWS MAR ATL 64th 188 [5]
1954 163 Olds PBS DAB JSP ATL OAK NWS HBO LAN MAR SHA CLT CLB LND HCY MCF WGS PIF AWS SFS OAK DAR LAN MAS MAR
41 		NWS 217th 8 [6]
1955 Wood Brothers Racing 22-A Ford TCS PBS JSP DAB CLB HBO NWS MGY LAN CLT HCY ASF MAR RCH NCF FOR MCF FON PIF CLB AWS NYF FOR MAS RSP DAR MGY LAN RSP GPS MAS CLB MAR
26 		LVP NWS HBO 242nd - [7]
1956 21 HCY CLT PBS ASF DAB
79 		PBS ATL NWS LAN RCH CON GPS HCY HBO MAR CLT POR NYF MAS MCF POR AWS RSP PIF CSF CHI MGY OKL ROA PIF POR DAR MAR
33 		HCY 246th - [8]
35 Ford
21 		LAN POR CLB HBO CLT
1957 Wood Brothers Racing 712 Ford CON DAB
11 		NA - [9]
112 CON
13 		HBO AWS LAN PIF POR RCH MAR POR ASP CLB PIF JAC
21
6 		MAS
11 		POR GLN KPC DAR NYF AWS CSF LAN
36 		CLB
13 		CON
1958 DAB CON HBO CLB PIF ATL MAR
10 		ODS GPS
6 		NWS
9 		BGS
7 		RSD CLB HCY AWS
13 		MCC SLS TOR BUF MCF BEL BRR CLB NSV
12 		AWS
24 		BGS MBS DAR BIR CSF RCH HBO MAR
9* 		NWS
2 		ATL
10 		NA - [10]
1959
2 		DAY DAY
34 		HBO
6 		CON ATL NWS
20 		HCY MAR
11 		TRN NSV ASP PIF GPS ATL CLB
3 		RCH
2 		BGS
19
9 		MBS
4 		NSV AWS
28 		CLB
5 		DAR HCY RCH
12 		CSF HBO 57th 470 [11]
11 Ford BGS
8 		CLB
Wood Brothers 16 Ford AWS
13 		DAY HEI BGS
2 		GPS MAR
2 		AWS
2 		NWS
7
98 Ford
5
1960 Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford CLB DAY DAY DAY NWS
3 		CLB RCH
5 		HMS CLT MAR
25 		NWS CLT RCH ATL 103rd 244 [12]
24 MAR
3*
16 BGS
1* 		GPS AWS
16 		DAR PIF HBO BGS
1* 		DAY HEI MBS ATL BIR AWS
6 		PIF CLB SBO BGS
1* 		DAR HCY CSF HBO
1961 21 JSP DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS HMS ATL GPS HBO BGS
2 		MAR
3 		NWS CLB RCH
22 		DAR RSD ASP CLT PIF GPS BGS
18 		DAY CLB MBS BRI BGS
2* 		AWS RCH SBO DAR HCY RCH CSF ATL MAR
20 		NWS CLT BRI GPS HBO 64th 1540 [13]
1963 Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford BIR
15* 		RSD DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS HBO ATL BRI AUG RCH GPS SBO BGS MAR CLB DAR ODS RCH CLT BIR ATL DAY MBS DTS BGS
1* 		ASH BRR BRI GPS CLB AWS PIF BGS
3 		DAR HCY RCH MAR DTS NWS SBO HBO RSD 73rd 944 [14]
1964 CON JSP RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH BRI GPS BGS ATL AWS PIF CLB NWS MAR SVH DAR SBO CLT GPS ASH ATL CON NSV BIR PIF DAY BRR ISP GLN LIN BRI NSV MBS AWS CLB
19
3 		DAR HCY RCH ODS HBO MAR NWS JAC 100th 480 [15]
Daytona 500[]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1959 Wood Brothers Racing Ford 8 34

References[]

  1. ^ Glen Wood at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  2. ^ Martinelli, Michelle (January 18, 2019). "NASCAR world reacts to death of legendary team owner Glen Wood". USA Today. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Glen Wood Elected To NASCAR Hall Of Fame". Motorsport.com. June 14, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Fryer, Jenna (January 18, 2019). "Glen Wood, auto racing pioneer and patriarch, dies at 93". Associated Press. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Glen Wood – 1953 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Glen Wood – 1954 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Glen Wood – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "Glen Wood – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  9. ^ "Glen Wood – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Glen Wood – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  11. ^ "Glen Wood – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "Glen Wood – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "Glen Wood – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  14. ^ "Glen Wood – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  15. ^ "Glen Wood – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2019.

External links[]

  • Glen Wood driver statistics at Racing-Reference


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